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Pa. National Guard activated to Philly ahead of verdict in Derek Chauvin trial
By FOX 29 staff
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PHILADELPHIA - Governor Tom Wolf signed a proclamation of disaster emergency Friday, activating more than 1,000 Pennsylvania National Guard troops to support local officials in Philadelphia ahead of the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial.
The action was taken at the request of the City of Philadelphia as officials brace for the potential of possible unrest. This declaration allows the commonwealth to take preemptive steps to ensure the safety of our fellow Pennsylvanians, said Governor Wolf. The activation of the National Guard supports the current efforts in Philadelphia to protect our beloved neighbors and city.
Bridget R. Cooks. (Photo by Evelina Pentchev.)
This article is part of a series of conversations with scholars engaged with Black art for Black History Month. See also Folasade Ologundudu’s interviews with Richard J. Powell, Darby English, and Sarah Lewis.
In her much-discussed 2011 book,
Exhibiting Blackness: African Americans and the American Art Museum, Cooks looked at the ways that museums have perpetuated racial inequity through the presentation and curation of African American and African diaspora artists. Her account started with the very first show in America featuring African American artists, at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1927, and continued into the 21st century with the reception of figures including the Gee’s Bend quilters.